Improvement in show-cases



P. HENRICHS.

SHOW-CASE.

Patented May 8,1877.

WITNESSES UNITED PETER HENRIOHS, OF ERIE, PENNSYLVANIA.

IMPROVEMENT IN SHOW-CASES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 190,586, dated May 8, 1877; application filed March 29, 1877.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that 1, PETER HENRIOHS, of Erie, in the county of Erie, and in the State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Exhibition Show- Gases; and do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being bad to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, making a part of this specification.

The nature of my invention consists in the construction and arrangement of a sectional show-case for exhibiting umbrellas, parasols, canes, 860., as will be hereinafter more fully set forth.

In order to enable others skilled in the art to which my invention appertains to make and use the same, I will now proceed to describe its construction and operation, referring to the annexed drawing, which represents a show-case made in five sections.

A, B B, and (l 0 represent the five sections of which the show-case shown in the drawing is composed.

The second and fourth sections B B are united together by means of a bottom piece, E, and a top, D, and are placed at such a distance apart as to admit the center section A between them, so that said section can be easily drawn out and pushed in again, and fill up the space between them. The first and fifth or side sections 0 O are hinged to the stationary sections B B, and may be fastened by books or other suitable means.

Each section is of suitable size to receive any desired number of umbrellas, parasols, or canes, and in the bottom of each section is an elevated board, G, with a series of holes, a, for the insertion of the lower ends of the umbrellas, 860.

To a cross-bar in each section are attached a number of projecting pins, I, having heads upon their outer ends. These heads are formed with deep circumferential grooves 00, in which play wires J J, as shown.

Each wire drops in the next following pins groove :10, forming a sort of lock to prevent the umbrellas, 8110., from falling out, thepins separating the umbrellas.

The front and sides of the show-case are filled in with glass.

By this construction of the show-case access may be had to each section separately, the object being to save room, and yet have goods in sight.

Any number of sections may be united on the same principle, and form a show-case of any desired size.

Each section, or any number of them, may be provided with movable shelving S, when the show-case becomes very useful for notions, fancy goods, ribbons, &c., and the goods are secured from dust, theft, and being handled.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-- 1. In a sectional show-case, the combination of two or more stationary sections, B, united by top and bottom pieces at suitable distances apart, one or more movable sections, A, sliding between the stationary sections, and two hinged side sections, 0 0, all constructed as described, whereby access may be had to any section separately, substantially as herein set forth.

2. The headed pins I, having grooves w in their heads, and the wires J playing in said grooves, substantially as and for the purposes herein set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand this 3d day of March, 1877.

PETER HENRIOHS. Witnesses:

JACOB F. WALTHER, J. A. BENDERRITTER. 

